Understanding the Intersections: Traumatic Brain Injury and Family Violence

Course description

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a very serious but often undiagnosed consequence of intimate partner violence. This training provides an introduction to TBI, signs and symptoms, consequences, impacts, related challenges and the intersection of TBI and family violence.

Participants will learn new strategies to assist case management with clients including screening, safety planning, support and recovery, and referral to specialist health services. Resources and links to other TBI learning will be shared with attendees. Upon completion of the training, participants will have the knowledge and tools to better accommodate the needs of women experiencing TBI.

Please be advised that the information provided in this workshop is primarily for professionals who are not brain injury specialists and therefore not directly involved with the treatment of TBI, but who work with women who experience intimate partner violence and TBI in other ways.

Who should attend?

This training is suitable for professionals, practitioners, support and refuge workers, advocates, and staff working in health, child protection, police and justice and other sectors who work regularly with clients who are at risk of, or experiencing family and sexual violence.

Training outline

Understanding TBI

Healthy brain vs hurt brain
Signs and symptoms
Consequences of TBI
Impacts – physical and psychological
TBI related challenges
Post concussive syndrome
Intersection between TBI and family violence

Providing services to women with a TBI

Trauma informed approaches
Identifying, responding and accommodating clients with TBI
Considering screening
Modifying safety planning and strategies for working with women experiencing TBI
Recovery from TBI
Linkages to follow up care across health and other services

Putting it into practice

Explore a case study and develop an appropriate response

Resources

Client brochure
Screening questions handout
Safety planning handout

When

Friday July 2021
1pm to 4pm

Prices

$50 plus GST

Venue

Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Services

21 Sudbury Road

MIRRABOOKA WA 6061